2:15 PM,
Jun. 18, 2014

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The Detroit Lions traded up to take his replacement in the second round of last month's NFL draft and all but gave away his starting job on the spot by declaring rookie Kyle Van Noy a three-down player and trumpeting his fit as an outside linebacker in new coordinator Teryl Austin's defense.

But Ashlee Palmer said he still considers himself a starter. And after struggling to make it in the NFL, he's not about to give up his job up without a fight.

"Van Noy, they brought him in as a linebacker, rush guy, whatever they want to bring him in as," Palmer said at minicamp last week. "He's our teammate, he's our ...